Join SLA Europe on 19th June for a social event with a twist – a walking tour around Kings Cross – the site that everyone is flocking to since the arrival of the Eurostar. Join our Blue Badge Guide Rachel to explore the newly renovated St Pancras and King’s Cross stations and discover the secrets to the surrounding area, once London’s most notorious red light district.
John Coll, Head of Access at the National Library of Scotland, kindly reviews a recent SLA event held in Edinburgh.
If so, the SLA Europe Nominating Committee invites you to nominate yourself or recommend a colleague, to serve as President Elect from June 2013, and become President
in January 2014, of the SLA’s European Chapter.
This is the the third in a series of SLA Fellow interviews, featuring Wei Wei who is the Chair of SLA Information Outlook Advisory Council and former Engineering Librarian, specializing in the areas of computer science, computer engineering and information systems at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Sarah Bicknell, Research Librarian Assistant at Baker Tilly, kindly reviews the BIALL, CLISG and SLA Europe Graduate Open Day held on 17th April 2013. Information Professionals from all parts of the workplace sector spoke about their working day and offered tips on finding jobs in their area. If you are interested in what was said, you can view the slides of the speakers here.
Earlier this month, we announced the winners of the SLA Europe Early Career Conference Awards 2013. The winners – Penny Andrews, Lizzie Caperon, Lauren Lawler, and Laura Williams – are co-sponsored by SLA Europe, Leadership & Management Division, Pharmaceutical & Health Technology Division, Legal Division (supported by Jones McClure), and Business & Finance Division. Each winner has been assigned a mentor from SLA Europe and a mentor from their Division to help them make the most of their SLA Conference experience. Meet the winners below and hear how attending the SLA Conference will impact them.
Janice R. Lachance, Chief Executive Officer of SLA, speaks about her recent trip to the UK and her experience as the guest of honour at SLA Europe’s networking event in February.
The SLA Europe Board is delighted to announce the winners of the SLA Europe Early Career Conference Awards 2013. The winners, who will attend the SLA Conference & INFO-EXPO in San Diego from 9th-11th June 2013, are Penny Andrews, Lizzie Caperon, Lauren Lawler, and Laura Williams. We extend our congratulations to all four winners of this year’s awards.
Robert Tomaszewski, chemist turned librarian, recently moved from Canada to the UK. Robert tells us about what inspired him to change his career, how being an SLA member benefits him as an academic science librarian, and what excites him most about the information profession today.
How useful is social media for libraries? Can Facebook really help me to promote what I do? What benefits can using LinkedIn bring me as an information professional? Come along to the National Library of Scotland and hear Bryan Christie and Nick Goldstein answer these and other questions as they talk about the use of social media and networking for information professionals.
SLA Europe is proud to announce that SLA Europe Board members Simon Barron, Marie Grace Cannon and Sam Wiggins will be speaking at the SLA Europe, BIALL and CLSIG Open Day. Simon and Marie have given brief tasters as to what topics they will be speaking on to aid new professionals.
SLA Europe member Claire Lucas has kindly reviewed the SLA event 60 Apps and Sites in 60 Minutes, presented by Anneli Sarkanen and Simon Barron.
